>> live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. the big story, baltimore says sns.bye to the un

it is taking a number of jobs and millions of dollars from the city. >> it is an unfortunate side for the city of baltimore. the usns comfort leaving forever. making its new home in northern virginia. just a few dockworkers and security personnel are showing up at the canton return the mall -- canton marine terminal for the last time. >> we are gonna miss a lot of people. it is like a family. that is one thing. it is like a home for them here. >> comfort, a supertanker turn hospital ship has called

baltimore home. it provides a floating medical facility for use during warfare or an international disaster, like 11 news saw firsthand in january 2010 when comfort was deployed to haiti after a zero. -- a 7.0 earthquake struck. it also serves in humanitarian missions, providing medical care around the caribbean and south america. the question is why does it need to leave baltimore? officials say there are a number of reasons. >> it puts it closer to the ocean, closer to the nations and regions that it does provide humanitarian support for. it is also co-located with medical treatment personnel. it is also a cost saving initiative for the navy and the taxpayer. >> after its bid after three

days of steep trail it will prepare for its next humanitarian mission. it is hard to believe, especially those on the canton dock, that she is not coming back. the sequestration situation in the sea could hamper comfort's efforts. if those go through it is possible its latest humanitarian mission could be canceled. let us hope not. wbal, tv 11 news. >> now to some breaking news in the 11 newsroom. fire crews are on the scene of john hopkins facility. several people are being treated. captain roy, what can you tell us? >> this is a has that situation. it is right near the rotunda. from what we are understanding they had a situation where air

was being depleted in the building. they are not sure if it is caught by a heat of that operation for a coolant or some type of air conditioning. has that crews are in the process of searching the building, the basement, and the roof to find a cause. several people have been taken away from this. the building has been evacuated. reporting live, sky team 11. >> rain is approachign the area. it hasn't arrived just yet. if you look at the metro radar, the green ec in the southwest is just the outer edge of the precipitation. most of that entering howard county is not reaching the ground. that is a light precursor to

what we will see the today. 40 degrees downtown, 39 at the airport. the good news is, most of the temperatures are now well above the freezing mark. this makes this mostly a rain event, rather than ice. we still have to worry about a little bit of sleet in west counties of the baltimore-metro area. that includes far western carol. in frederick county there could be a little ice. it is mainly a rain event. we will talk about when this rain and and we can see more snow showers. details in the full forecast. >> a hertford county public school official is charged with having sex with his student. this isn't the first incident on county school grounds. >> he started at bel air high in 2010, and that is where he accused of having inappropriate

relationships with a student. 24-year-old anthony was working as a teacher's aide when he was accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year old student. >> very upset and irritated. i don't know what to do. it is frustrating. >> county school officials sent letters home to parents of explaining his arrest and allegations. the school system spokesperson said he has been placed on administrative leave on january 25 of this year. as of the day of his arrest he is no longer an employee at her for county public schools. -- hereford county public schools. in response to both the arrests,

the county spokesperson said that all potential school employees are observed and evaluated and undergo background checks and fingerprinting prior to being hired. >> this individual needs special attention. he should not be in that type of atmosphere. there is no way to test for somebody like that. >> he faces charges of sex abuse of a minor, fourth degree sex offense, and perverted practice is. he is out on bail. >> thank you. police are working to edify human remains found at two separate locations. the first one is in laurel, where police say a couple was birdwatching when they discovered what appears to be a human skull. about noon in monday -- and remains were transported to a medical examiner's office here in baltimore. anyone with information is asked to call investigators.

the remains of a second body located near of baltimore county school was discovered monday afternoon in a wooded area. county homicide texas are now investigating. anyone with information is asked to call investigators. the man accused of trespassing and burning a high school is back in court today. a judge will this morning that the 25-year-old is in fact competent to stand trial. beaumont was arrested for illegally entering north county high school this month and asking detailed questions about their security system. detectives discovered loaded assault style weapons and high capacity magazines. all the weapons were legally owned but mental health concerns prompted authorities to seize them. 15-year old robert gladden jr. begins at 35 yoear prison

sentence today after critically injuring classmates. we are hearing chilling words of witnesses of his shooting. he was questioned by police. >> he told my son he had 21 bullets and who ever got in his will was going to get shot. >> do you feel bad at all? >> not really. >> a 17-year-old classmate has since recovered since he was shot in the back on monday. the judge sentenced him to life in prison with all but 35 years to spend it. >> there were a lot of people hurt in that room that day. nobody deserves that. he is a boy that is going to jail. he committed a crime. he is going to pay for that crime. >> robert said he did not intentionally targeted daniel. he also called what he did

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>> we are getting the better idea of the impact of the budget cuts if the kick in at the end of the week. we have heard from several agencies in washington. unemployment checks could take a 10% hit. today, president obama visited virginia shipbuilders' worried about jobs. the gop does not work -- is nothing going state to state will solve this matter. >> stop campaigning and come back to the table to work with us. >> officials even fear the cuts could make the u.s. more vulnerable to terror attacks. >> there are people who work for the federal government support for agencies that have no choice but to either lay people off or use the furlough process. that is going to happen. >> senator carte blanche says he does not believe a deal will happen by the deadline but he is

confident lawmakers will receive -- will reach a compromise before the citizens of maryland ever feel the effect of sequestration. and if a compromise cannot be released -- cannot bereached. -- cannot be reached, he met with the security officials. the next time you go to an orioles are ravens game you may not see smoking areas. the policy of a complete ban on smoking goes into effect next week. officials of both teams say they will announce policies to accommodate smokers who wish to do so. the vatican is getting ready for pope benedict's final public audience on wednesday.

and thompson reports from the vatican. >> we have new details about pope benedict 16's life after he stepped down. he will be called pope emeritus. he will continue to wear white. those red pradesh is he loves so much, they are gone. he will wear brown shoes. >> the city of leon is noted for beautiful shoes and very comfortable shoes. when the pope was asked what he wanted to where he said he wanted the shoes from a on in mexico. to our friends from mexico, congratulations. >> the pope also give cardinals permission to move up the start date of the conclave. those meetings to even discuss

the start date will not happen until next week. i am in vatican city, back to you. >> egyptian officials say 19 people were killed when a hot air balloon cannot predict hot air balloon carrying terrorists exploded in mid air. tourists were visiting from britain, france, japan, and hong kong. somehow a gas canister ignited, shooting the balloon high into the air. it reportedly exploded 1,000 feet in the air. hot air ballooning is popular with tourists in egypt. still to come, common comfort food for a cold day and it is they go to food for coughs and sniffles. this chicken noodle soup really beat the common cold? >> and it looks like the rain is on our doorstep. we are tracking this next batch of moisture heading our way. we will talk about how long it

will last and how heavy it will be. a look out the doors as the clouds are building in.

>> gas prices continue their painful rise. surveys will show just how far travels will go to save at the pump. 68% of drivers say they make a left turn on a busy street to save just 5 cents per gallon. 68% say they drive five minutes out of their way to save that money. it is important to know it if you drive too far you will spend more on gas then you will save. if you do pay 5 cents less per

gallon you will only save about 50 cents per fill up. >> now for your forecast with a summary. >> it looks like the rain is already on our doorstep. for the most part this is fairly light in nature and most of it is evaporating before reaching the ground. it just goes to show the atmosphere is try to saturate and the rain could begin at any point. we are seeing eyes showing up in western maryland, especially about garrett county. there is concern the ice could stick on the roads. everyone else climbing above the freezing mark. this will mostly be a sleet concern, even into areas like frederick county, western county as well. let's talk temperatures. that is what is so crucial to the impact of the storm system. it is well above freezing cold

at the airport and downtown this is going to be a rain event and it is quite a stay rain even as it hits the surface. notice how the temperatures drop down near hagerstown. we have 36 in hancock. we get all the way west into garrett county. 28 degrees right now. as that rain hits the surface it freezes on contact. ice could accumulate and you could get a little sleet out into western maryland. the rain is probably going to slow you down on the roads as well. plenty more rate set a common threat the afternoon. we will continue to build and through the south and west. temperatures are pretty much holding steady. we are talking upper thirty's and the low 40's for the rest of the day. rain could continue into the night and could be heavy at times. that should turn all the way to rain as the warmer air continues to come in from the south. we will continue to worry about

this rain late into the night. it should move off to the north as it moves in tomorrow morning. there could be a couple of showers around the start of your day tomorrow. forecast for tonight, rain is likely heavy at times. temperatures will hold into the low 40's. the rain doesn't drop off that much with the easterly winds at 10 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour. it comes down a little bit late on with less expected for tomorrow. we will see a couple of showers start of the day. once again you will see scattered showers possible. high temperatures tomorrow in the upper 40's and low 50's. temperatures will start to fall once again as we go through the afternoon. this is a two part storm system. one area of the pressure down into georgia. the second one is what is causing the blizzard. this is what we have to worry about all the way through thursday. as the second piece of the storm will -- of the storm comes our

way we will have a second chance of showers here. temperatures in the low 50's tomorrow afternoon. we dropped down to 40. tomorrow night will be a high temperature. it may be cold enough that there will be just a little bit of snow with the leftover storm. >> thank you. in today's medical college, canned chicken soup really cure the common cold? >> does it make you feel better when you're sick? >> not really sure. >> whether it is fact or fiction, it tastes great on a cold day. the notion of its healing power goes back to the 12th century. is there any scientific proof that chicken noodle soup has any medical value? medical value? you could hear about

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